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Welcome to the Somerset Township pages!
Somerset Homepage
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Site last updated:
Sunday, 28-Aug-2005 19:04:01 MDT
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Welcome to Somerset Township! This township is being coordinated
by Nancy Hallberg. Please feel free to email
her if you have additions or corrections to these pages!
General Information
Somerset township was incorporated in 1796. The township was first settled
in 1771 and was formed from Quemahoning and Milford Township, two of the six
original townships in Somerset County.
Somerset Township is located in the center of the county. It is bounded to
the north by Lincoln
and Quemahoning Townships;
to the west by Jefferson
Township; to the south by Milford,
Black and
Brothers
Valley Townships; and to the east by Stonycreek
Township.
The main borough of Somerset Township is Somerset City which was first settled
in 1795 and was incorporated on 5 March 1804.
Census Schedules
- Prior to 1795, see Bedford County
- US Census Schedule, 1800
- US
Census Schedule, 1810 (Somerset Boro)
- US Census Schedule, 1820
- US Census Schedule, 1830
- US
Census Schedule, 1840 (1)
- US
Census Schedule, 1840 (2)
- US
Census Schedule, 1840 Somerset Boro.
- US
Census Schedule, 1850 (1)
- US
Census Schedule, 1850 (2)
- US
Census Schedule, 1850 (3)
- US
Census Schedule, 1850 (4)
- US Census Schedule, 1860
- US Census Schedule, 1870
- US
Census Schedule, 1870 Somerset Boro (1), US
Census Schedule, 1870 Somerset Boro (2)
- U.S. Census Schedules, 1870: Online
(1) , Online
(2), Online
(3), Online
(4), Online
(5), Online
(6)
- U.S.
Census Schedule, 1880 Somerset Boro (1), Online
(2), Online
(3) and Online
(4); and Levansville
Village Online and Alms
House
- US
Census Schedule, 1890 Veterans (1)
- US
Census Schedule, 1890 Veterans (2)
- US
Census Schedule, 1890 Veterans (3)
- US
Census Schedule, 1890 Somerset Boro
- US Census Schedule, 1900
- US Census Schedule, 1910
- US Census Schedule, 1920
Queries and Surnames
Maps
Linda Marker has created a Map of this township.
Ed McClelland has created very detailed USGS Survey Maps of the
township as well.
Addresses, Archives and Libraries
Historical and Genealogical Society of Somerset County
10649 Somerset Pike
Somerset, PA 15501
Telephone: 814-445-6077
Somerset County Library
6022 Glades Pike, Ste. 120
Somerset, PA 15501-4300
Mary S. Biesecker Public Library Library
230 S. Rosina Avenue
Somerset, PA 15501
(814) 445-4011
Somerset County Court House
111 E. Union St.
Somerset, PA 15501-1416
(814) 445-1435
Somerset County Register of Wills
P.O. Box 30
Courthouse
Somerset, PA 15501-1416
(814) 445-1548
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